Tunbridge Wells Museum and Art Gallery: Find out about the fantastic collections we have at the museum, such as toys and dolls, costume, natural history, and the world's best collection of Tunbridge ware. Visit our exclusive online exhibitions, including the Ashton Bequest of Victorian oil paintings, which are only shown in the Art Gallery once a year!
Although in the 1830s a small natural history museum existed at the rooms of the Literary and Scientific Society at the Pantiles, the present Museum traces its foundation back to the summer of 1885 when Dr George Abbott began to arrange displays in the Society's entrance lobby. His enthusiasm led to the formation of the Natural History and Philosophical Society and the beginning of their natural history and antiquarian museum.
Tunbridge Wells Museum and Art Gallery holds excellent collections of:
Dolls, Toys and Games
Tunbridge Ware
Natural History
Costume & Textiles
Local History
Fine Art
Archaeology
Social History
Coins, Tokens and Paper Money
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